Research Associate Position Available In Richland, South Carolina

For Posting Posting Number

RTF00109PO25

USC Market Title Research Associate to USC Market Title /titles/156386
Business Title (Internal Title) Research Associate
Campus Columbia
Work County Richland
College/Division College of Engineering and Computing
Department CEC Mechanical Engineering
Advertised Salary Range Tomensurate with qualifications
Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time
Hours per Week 40
Work Schedule Generally Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Type of Staff Position Staff Research Grant (SRGP)
Basis 12 months Category Other Professional
About USC
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Benefits for Research Grant or Time-Limited Positions Are Indicated Below
The University of South Carolina (UofSC), through the State of SC and Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA), offers employees a valuable benefits package, including health and life insurance, generous paid leave and retirement programs. To learn more about UofSC benefits, access the “Working at USC” section on the Applicant Portal at . Research Grant or Time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some, or no benefits, based on the grant or project funding.
South Carolina Retirement No
State Insurance Programs Yes
Annual Leave Yes
Sick Leave Yes
Position Description
Advertised Job Summary Design, fabricate, and attach radar, camera systems and INS systems to a powerboat for data collection. Maintain and operate the powerboat in littoral environments that will be used to acquire measurements that are required for our research goals. Determine new sensor requirements that will aid in navigation in the littoral environment. Analyze data acquired using MATLAB or other programming languages.
Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience Requires a master’s degree in area of research specialty.
Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in Engineering or related field
2+ years of experience using sensors in littoral environments, e.g., ADVs, sonar systems, etc. Taking bathymetric and flow measurements in bodies of water.
A strong history of scientific publications.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Programming:

(1) Scientific programming such as Matlab, C, etc. (2) Database knowledge such as SQL.

Skills:

Operate and maintain small motorboats and their engines. Fabricating using metal (welding, cutting).
Job Duties
Job Duty Design and build attachments for the camera, radar, and INS systems, as well as other necessary sensors for the powerboat. Develop SDKs to operate the radar, camera, INS, and other sensors for data acquisition in the littoral environment. Test the quality of these attachments and redesign them as needed or when new sensors be available.
Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 40
Job Duty Maintain and operate the powerboat. Develop automated data quality assessment of sensor readings using MATLAB or another programming language. Createputer programspatible with edgeputing devices for real-time data acquisition and analysis.
Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 30
Job Duty Create technical documentation of the results of the projects. Contribute to the monthly report required by the project sponsor. Prepare slides, videos, and demos for the quarterly project reviews. Present the research oues in internal meetings, conferences, and to sponsors.
Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 20
Job Duty Assist in supervising students in using the sensor system on the powerboat. Assist in guiding students in troubleshooting the sensors and program (e.g., SDK) development. Assist in instructing the students in power boat deployment and data acquisition in the littoral environment.
Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 10
Position Attributes
Hazardous weather category Non-Essential
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing. No
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date 06/16/2025
Position End Date 06/05/2026
Job Open Date 05/21/2025
Job Close Date 05/31/2025
Open Until Filled No
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